PRINCE2® Foundation & Practitioner Certificate

Audience

This 5 day class is for anyone filling a significant role in a PRINCE2® project including project managers, team leaders, project assurance and project support staff. The course provides comprehensive preparation for the PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner examinations administered by the Association of Project Managers Group (APMG).

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What is PRINCE2®?

PRINCE2® is a structured project management method used extensively throughout the public sector and commercially in the UK. It is also widely recognised and used in other countries. The method can be applied to all kinds of project including information systems projects.

Apply the PRINCE2® processes used to manage quality, product development and change control

Tailor PRINCE2® to a specific business environment

Prepare for and take the PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner Examinations

Our PRINCE2® courses are far more than just exam crammers and our trainers go out of their way to make sure that delegates are able to use PRINCE2® in the real world. At the same time, we offer an exam promise for both the Foundation and Practitioner. Should you fail to pass then you can resit the course once again for free, paying only your exam costs and a £10 per day contribution to your lunches and refreshments.

Duration

5 days. Delegates are not required to carry out any significant pre-course preparation as our blend of learning methods provides comprehensive preparation for both examinations which are taken during the course. However, the course is intensive and delegates are advised to undertake some revision work in the evenings to prepare for the examinations.

Case Studies

We only use training material we’ve developed ourselves. Our materials are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure that they reflect, and add value to, the latest version of the PRINCE2® manual. You’ll find clear, well designed quick reference guides to all the major elements of PRINCE2® and realistic case studies which illustrate how the method can be used in the real world.

The case studies are particularly important. During the course we follow a £1m project from start up to closure. In Module 2, to reflect the emphasis on tailoring in the PRINCE2®:2009 Manual, we have introduced new case studies to show how PRINCE2® can be applied to a project in a major programme and to a simple project.

Course Content

Module 1: PRINCE2® Foundation (3 Days)

An Introduction to Projects and Project Management.

PRINCE2® Overview.

Elements of PRINCE2®:

The PRINCE2® Principles

The PRINCE2® Processes

The PRINCE2® Themes

PRINCE2® Management Products

Case Study (Part1):A realistic case study scenario is used throughout the course to allow delegates to consolidate their knowledge of PRINCE2® through hands-on, syndicate work:

Designing a Project Management Team

Preparing a Project Brief

Analysing Risk

Identifying Quality Criteria

The PRINCE2® Foundation Certificate Examination.

Module 2: PRINCE2® Practitioner (2 Days)

Review of the PRINCE2® Method.

Tailoring PRINCE2®.

Case Study (Part 2):

Setting Up Project Controls

Planning Quality

Product Based Planning

Authorising a Work Package

Examining Project Issues

Closing a Project

PRINCE2® Practitioner Examination Techniques.Extensive use is made of past exam papers to prepare delegates for the Practitioner examination.